Systems Development Engineer

Amazon Inc.; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Development Centre Ireland Limited is seeking a Systems Development Engineer to raise the security bar by delivering industry-leading security services for our cloud and retail platforms. This role involves joining a 24/7/365 EU-based operations team, participating in on-call rotations roughly every 4–6 weeks, and collaborating across teams to design scalable security solutions.

We value diverse experiences and provide opportunities to learn and grow within Amazon Security, with a focus

Qualifications

• Knowledge of systems engineering fundamentals (networking, storage, OS).
• Professional software development experience.
• Experience designing or architecting scalable systems.
• Experience in networking, storage systems, and operating systems.
• Experience programming with at least one modern language (C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, Ruby).
• This role requires EU nationality.

Responsibilities

• Own security for Amazon services, including EC2 and S3.
• Build scalable, reliable security services and features.
• Join EU-based Operations team and participate in on-call rotations.
• Collaborate with software development teams to improve user experience and security.

Skills

Systems engineering fundamentals

Professional software development

Architecting scalable systems

Networking & storage experience

Hands-on systems engineering

Programming languages (C++, C#, Java,

Tools

AWS cloud services

DevOps practices

Job description

Job ID: 10583046 | Amazon Development Centre Ireland Limited

At Amazon, security is central to maintaining customer trust and delivering delightful customer experiences. Our organization is responsible for creating and maintaining a high bar for security across all of Amazon’s products and services. We offer talented security professionals the chance to accelerate their careers with opportunities to build experience in a wide variety of areas including cloud, devices, retail, entertainment, healthcare, operations, and physical stores.

Our team is looking for a highly motivated Systems Development Engineer in Amazon Security who will raise the security bar by delivering industry-best security services. You should be somebody who enjoys inventing and simplifying around complex security challenges, obsesses over the customer experience, and feels strongly about delivering results. You should be passionate about solving security hurdles in innovative ways. We do not desire to simply produce good software here at Amazon Security we want to produce disruptive, industry-leading innovations.

Key job responsibilities

Each day, hundreds of thousands of developers and customers make billions of transactions worldwide on our cloud and the Amazon retail site. The Amazon Security team owns security for all of these services offered by Amazon Security, including EC2, S3, and many others, as well as the security of our global retail sites. This team is an EU-based Operations team, integrated with Software Development teams, supporting Amazon Foundational Security Services, to provide our customers with secure by default security services. We dive deep into security technologies such as new access control design patterns, identity security services, access control, authorization, authentication, and life cycle management to support our customers as Amazon continues to scale and grow. We are looking for software professionals from diverse backgrounds, who are creative problem solvers, and passionate about delivering solutions that improve both user experience and security. We are a global team and have a culture of learning from each other. We don’t expect people to join our team knowing everything. We want people who are excited to learn, to challenge the status quo, and who are energized by building highly scalable and available systems on a global scale.

The EUSC Operations team runs a 24/7/365 operation, and on-call support will be required as part of this role. You would join the on-call rotation approximately once every 4–6 weeks.

Our team values work-life harmony. Being part of a 24/7/365 on-call rotation is an important aspect of maintaining operational excellence in this role, and we understand that striking a healthy balance between your personal and professional life is crucial to your happiness and success here.

On-call rotations are structured to be manageable — occurring roughly once every 4–6 weeks — so that you can stay engaged and effective without feeling overburdened. We encourage members of the team to use personal time as needed to cultivate this balance and to promote a productive and well-balanced life — both in and outside of work.

A day in the life

Amazon has a fast-paced environment - “Work Hard, Have Fun, Make History.” Our team works with users to design new security features, deploy software through large automated systems, and operationally support security software. You'll look for new approaches to automate fixes for operational issues and use Amazon Security services to solve design problems. Our team also puts a high value on work-life balance. A healthy balance between your personal and professional life is crucial to your happiness and success here. We offer a flexible schedule so you can have a more productive and balanced life, both in and outside of work.

About the team

Diverse Experiences

Amazon Security values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

Why Amazon Security?

At Amazon, security is central to maintaining customer trust and delivering delightful customer experiences. Our organization is responsible for creating and maintaining a high bar for security across all of Amazon’s products and services. We offer talented security professionals the chance to accelerate their careers with opportunities to build experience in a wide variety of areas including cloud, devices, retail, entertainment, healthcare, operations, and physical stores.

Inclusive Team Culture

In Amazon Security, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Ongoing DEI events and learning experiences inspire us to continue learning and to embrace our uniqueness. Addressing the toughest security challenges requires that we seek out and celebrate a diversity of ideas, perspectives, and voices.

Training & Career Growth

We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, training, and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Work/Life Balance

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.

Mentorship and Career Growth

We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Basic Qualifications

• Knowledge of systems engineering fundamentals (networking, storage, operating systems)
• Experience (non-internship) in professional software development
• Experience designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems
• Experience in networking, storage systems, operating systems and hands-on systems engineering
• Experience programming with at least one modern language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, Ruby
• This role requires you to be a national of an EU member state

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience utilizing AWS cloud solutions in a DevOps environment
• Experience working in an Agile environment using the Scrum methodology

Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice ( https://www.amazon.jobs/en/privacy_page ) to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

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